Founded in 1643 Innsmouth was noted for shipbuilding before the American Revolution after which the civic centre shifted to the present Town Square. It reached its peak as a naval hub after the War of 1812 when many of its privateering sailors were killed. As a result there was a dip in trade for both the shipping families and local mills.

In 1846 Captain Marsh and 32 fellow cultists were arrested by Selectman Mowry. However before they could be charged the Deep Ones stormed the town, breaking them out and purging the resistant population. Half of the population were killed in what was covered up as a plague from China.

After the American Civil War the last big ships stopped docking in the harbour.

It became something of an industrial centre at one point but by the 1920s only the Marsh Refining Company gold mill is still in operation.

After a tip off on 16th July 1927 a large force of federal agents laid siege to the town throughout the winter of 1927-28, demolishing most of its seafront buildings. It was later reported in February 1928 as a prohibition related clash though no captives ever showed up in the prison system.

After the 1846 massacre there were about 300-400 people living in Innsmouth, many of whom were Deep One hybrids. A number of Polish and Portugese migrants tried moving into the area before being "scattered in a peculiarly drastic fashion".

Names marked with ^ are only available in Zadok Allen's dialect and may have been intentionally misspelled.

Zadok Allen - At the age of 96 Zadok was one of the only people in town who had managed to survive in Innsmouth without being converted. Though he was usually disregarded as a deranged drunkard he was likely murdered by the Order after speaking to Robert Olmstead.

As it fell into disrepair under under the control of the Deep Ones by 1927 the town lacked a public library or a chamber of commerce. Many of the street signs had also been removed, making navigation difficult for outsiders.
In general the South is less populous but the north is more dangerous much as possible the following list runs from West to East.